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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 4 (September 1, 1931.)

The Railways and Road Transport — (From our London Correspondent.)

The Railways and Road Transport
(From our London Correspondent.)

The Great Western Railway operates 831 road vehicles in connection with its freight cartage arrangements. During 1929 these vehicles ran over five million miles with nearly two million tons of traffic. The Great Western road motors play a conspicuous part in the handling of “container” business. Despite trade depression, the tonnage collected and delivered by the Great Western rail-road “container” plan continues to expand.

Concerning the cartage of goods traffic in city areas, the Home railways have been giving consideration to the possibilities attending the replacement of horse haulage by mechanical transport. The first practical result of this investigation is the introduction by the London, Midland and Scottish Railways, of a special form of tractor, known as the “mechanical horse,” into cartage services at London, Birmingham and Manchester.